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hemmed and hawed
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Past tense for to speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
Past tense for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement
Past tense for to be hesitant or show reluctance
Past tense for to equivocate or be evasive
Past tense for to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision
Past tense for to speak stammeringly or with indecision
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to speak evasively or indirectly, typically to avoid addressing something
hesitated
equivocated
danced around
minced words
shilly-shallied
begged the question
hummed and hawed
beaten around the bush
oscillated
fluctuated
wavered
varied
swung
yo-yoed
alternated
vacillated
swayed
turned
blown hot and cold
displaced
swungen
transformed
mutated
altered
digressed
swang
shifted
blew hot and cold
changed
went up and down
gone up and down
went from one extreme to the other
gone from one extreme to the other
hedged
tergiversated
prevaricated
waffled
pussyfooted
dodged
flannelled
flanneled
weaseled
US
weaselled
UK
ducked
evaded
avoided
stalled
shuffled
skirted
falsified
misrepresented
copped out
sat on the fence
parried questions
beat about the bush
shifted ground about
evaded the issue
fudged
beaten about the bush
more ❯
“After being asked about his whereabouts the previous night, Brian began to
hem and haw
, skillfully avoiding any direct admission or explanation.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement
tergiversated
waffled
equivocated
hedged
fudged
pussyfooted
weaseled
US
weaselled
UK
put off
dodged
ducked
sidestepped
circumvented
balked
US
eluded
shucked
shirked
eschewed
reneged
copped out
fled
slipped out
danced around an issue
wormed one's way out of
welshed
snuck away
beaten around the bush
baulked
UK
given the runaround
gave the runaround
gotten around
got around
escaped
avoided
shunned
evaded
lost
scaped
finessed
ditched
run away from
weaselled out of
shuffled out of
steered clear of
weaseled out of
escaped from
shied
shaken
shook
skirted
frustrated
bilked
outrun
slipped through the net
ran away from
slipped away from
run around
escaped the clutches of
shook off
foiled
slipped through the net of
baffled
gave the slip
led on a merry chase
thwarted
gotten away from
shaken off
run from
stayed shy of
doubled
given the slip
outwitted
flown
flew
got away from
slipped through your fingers
kept your distance
left behind
stayed away from
outran
ran from
given the slip to
thrown off the scent
ran around
got away
gave the slip to
gotten away
threw off the scent
broke away from
end-ran
gave a wide berth
broken away from
given a wide berth
more ❯
“During the press conference, the politician chose to
hem and haw
when asked about his stance on the controversial policy, cleverly avoiding giving a clear answer.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to be hesitant or show reluctance
demurred
hesitated
paused
vacillated
balked
US
baulked
UK
doubted
pussyfooted
wavered
jibbed
refused
shied
expressed misgivings
expressed reluctance
expressed reservations
hung back
thought twice
waited and saw
waited and seen
dragged your heels
dithered
faltered
delayed
stalled
fluctuated
teetered
havered
staggered
swithered
wobbled
oscillated
halted
scrupled
dawdled
equivocated
temporized
US
dallied
wabbled
lingered
waited
hedged
alternated
tergiversated
dillydallied
hovered
seesawed
stumbled
deferred
deliberated
stopped
boggled
floundered
mammered
hanged
hung
pondered
debated
weighed
temporised
UK
shilly-shallied
dilly-dallied
hummed and hawed
held back
pulled back
shied away
held off
sat on fence
thought about
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to equivocate or be evasive
quibbled
prevaricated
hedged
equivocated
fudged
evaded
fenced
beat about the bush
beaten about the bush
flip-flopped
avoided the issue
tergiversated
waffled
flanneled
flannelled
pussyfooted
weaseled
US
weaselled
UK
shilly-shallied
dodged the issue
parried questions
evaded the issue
fudged the issue
hummed and hawed
sat on the fence
ducked the question
beaten around the bush
dodged
sidestepped
vacillated
stalled
temporized
US
stonewalled
temporised
UK
pussyfooted around
sidestepped the issue
copped out
shuffled about
minced words
ducked the issue
copped a plea
passed the buck
blew hot and cold
blown hot and cold
ducked
avoided
parried
hesitated
shucked
shuffled
cavilled
UK
paltered
caviled
US
jived
conned
adumbrated
fibbed
pettifogged
lied
subtilized
begged the question
run around
minced matters
straddled the fence
covered up
shuffled around
clouded the issue
hedged your bets
stalled for time
played it close to the vest
skirted the issue
told white lie
lay
laid
gave the run around
given the run around
given run around
gave run around
ran around
rambled
skirted
falsified
misrepresented
bypassed
circumvented
balked
US
shifted ground about
baulked
UK
quibbled about
beat around bush
skirted round
beat about the bush about
copped out of
fended off
found a way round
avoided answering
beaten about the bush about
beaten around bush
got out of
gotten out of
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision
dilly-dallied
dallied
stalled
dawdled
delayed
dithered
procrastinated
temporised
UK
temporized
US
trifled
faltered
hesitated
pottered
fluctuated
havered
swithered
tarried
vacillated
lingered
loitered
shilly-shallied
killed time
marked time
wasted time
whiled away time
hummed and hawed
moved slowly
blew hot and cold
blown hot and cold
dragged your heels
played a waiting game
pussyfooted around
wavered
scrupled
sat on the fence
equivocated
hung back
thought twice
staggered
halted
balanced
run hot and cold
yo-yoed
teetered
changed
wabbled
oscillated
hedged
hovered
tergiversated
fence-straddled
hesitated over
flip-flopped
kept changing your mind
waffled
held back
chopped and changed
baulked
UK
doubted
balked
US
changed mind
sat on fence
ran hot and cold
swung
paused
alternated
seesawed
wobbled
varied
dillydallied
swayed
dodged
got cold feet
ummed and ahed
boggled
gotten cold feet
whiffled waffled
messed around
straddled
demurred
whiffled
hung about
paltered
deliberated
hung around
swungen
swang
went from one extreme to the other
gone from one extreme to the other
put off
put off doing something
played for time
used delaying tactics
deferred
lagged
waited
dragged
drug
poked
let something slide
hung fire
dragged your feet
kicked the can down the road
prevaricated
protracted
adjourned
retarded
prolonged
postponed
idled
avoided making a decision
beat about the bush
goldbricked
moped
lollygagged
crawled
held off
pottered about
creeped
horsed around
used Fabian tactics
pottered round
stalled for time
gained time
bought time
postponed action
filibustered
goofed off
deferred action
stonewalled
stayed
straggled
took your time
avoided committing oneself
waited around
suspended action
tottered
stayed put
lagged behind
plodded
hung on
cooled
diddled
pottered around
crept
lallygagged
taken your time
took a raincheck
taken a raincheck
beaten about the bush
fallen behind
fell behind
took one's time
taken one's time
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to speak stammeringly or with indecision
stumbled
stammered
stuttered
mumbled
faltered
hesitated
spoke haltingly
spoken haltingly
fumbled for words
stopped and start
spluttered
sputtered
mammered
hummed and hawed
tripped over your tongue
stumbled over your words
quivered
quavered
jabbered
spoken falteringly
dropped the ball
tailed off
spoke falteringly
shaken
shook
broken
broke
brake
dribbled
trembled
wavered
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